Discovery cast and crew panels

Star Trek Las Vegas promises to have the biggest gathering of Discovery cast and crew than any other con. Actors and behind the scenes people are there for panels as well as autographs and photo ops, including some group photo ops. Here are some of the times for key Discovery panels, all of which are in the Main Ballroom (also known as the Leonard Nimoy Theater):

NOTE: Unfortunately James Frain and Neville Page had to cancel due to other commitments.

Deep Space Nine and What We Left Behind panels

Another major highlight of STLV this year is a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Much of the cast and and creatives behind the series will be there, and we are also expecting some news from the team behind the What We Left Behind documentary. The key DS9 panels are listed below, all of which are in the Main Ballroom.

Licensee and expanded universe panels

A number of Star Trek licensees and expanded universe creators are holding panels this year. They will be talking about their past work, latest announcements and some may be making some new announcements as well. Here is a list of some of the notable panels. All panels are in the DeForest Kelley Theater unless otherwise noted.

More panel/event highlights

With dozens of guests there are things for fans of every aspect of Star Trek to check out. Here are a few other panels we are particularly looking forward to. All panels are in the Main Ballroom unless otherwise noted.

TrekMovie Meetups

TrekMovie has a team on the ground in Las Vegas. We will be holding a Meet The TrekMovie STLV Team meetup on Thursday at 8 pm at the Rio iBar. You can meet some of your fellow readers and people behind TrekMovie.com on the web and social media. We will also be holding a trivia contest with giveways too! Any and all are welcome and you can RSVP if you like at the Facebook Event page.

If you are an early bird and in Las Vegas tonight, TrekMovie is a co-sponsor of the Landing Party, Tuesday at 9 pm at the Masquerade Bar in the Rio. There will also be a trivia contest and giveaway for this event.

Other meetups, events and parties

In the evenings, Creation has a number of events including lunches and dinners, but there are some more unofficial events you may want to check out as well. Here are a few highlights:

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I’m so jelly of anyone that goes. That “women of Star Trek” panel sounds neat. I just hope for lots of great TrekMovie reporting and good IG pics! #stlv2018

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July 31, 2018 7:59 pm

Tiger2

Wow pretty cool! It looks like DS9 and DIS are going to have the most panels for obvious reasons but it looks like all the shows minus TOS are going to be represented! And they got so many other mediums there as well. I would love to do the DS9 stuff, that’s probably where people will be most excited to see being its 25th anniversary.

It’s really too bad though there isn’t a SINGLE event for the Kelvin films though, anywhere. Just a half hour panel with one of the actors or something. Those films really do feel so separated from the rest of the Trek family sometimes sadly. I get why but its all still Star Trek.

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July 31, 2018 10:23 pm

Cervantes

Well, they do have Shatner there to fly the original series flag at least.

OMG, that would be awesome! Not too many special effects, so it would be an inexpensive upgrade and could test the waters just like “Sins of the Father” did for the TNG upgrade! And it’s a great episode too!!

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August 1, 2018 5:30 am

DataMat

Yeah.

It would be a huge, huge surprise and would produce an absolute scream in the audience. In fact I imagine fandom itself would erupt over a single HD DS9 episode.

I’m probably wrong of course.
What gravitates me to this speculative thought process is the screening of “Far Beyond the Stars” is basically the final act of the convention… So what better way to end the biggest Star Trek convention there is, than with the screening of the First Ever HD screening of a DS9 episode, on it’s 25th Anniversary?

We’ll see if my hunch calls true…

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August 1, 2018 12:40 pm

GQMF

My comment about the the film academy seems to have been removed. Any reason for this? I didn’t mean to post anything controversial.